From the DPIC: "According to a new report issued by Amnesty
International, the United States is among four countries that carried
out the vast majority of the 3,797 executions around the world in 2004.
Amnesty's report states that the nations carrying out the most
executioners last year were China (3,400), Iran (159), Vietnam (64),
United States (59), Saudi Arabia (33), Pakistan (15), Kuwait (9),
Bangladesh (7), Egypt (6), Singapore (6), and Yemen (6). The report
notes that the increase in executions in China is partly due to a new
way of estimating such executions since the government does not
publicly release this data. The use of the death penalty declined in
the U.S. in 2004 compared to 2003." To obtain the report, click here. [Mark Godsey]